Coin-controlled advertising device.



B. J. DRIVER.

COIN GONTROLLED ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 28, 1912.

Patented May 19, 1914.

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COIN-CGNTROLLED ADVERTSING DEVGE.

il. ,dtiyihlieliii specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed october 255, 1912. Serial No. ?28,l36.

To all fui/1,0m t may concern lle it known that l, llonN J. lhuvnn, citizen of the United States, residingat l/Vinslow, in the county ot Navajo and btate ot Arizona. have invented a new and useful improvement in Coin-Controlled Advertising Devices, or which the 'following` is a specication.

This invention relates to advertising;` devices, and the principal object thereoit is to provide an advertising device in which an advertiser inay disclose a certain amount ot intorination, and the address of the advertiser or further information will be disclosed upon the deposit ot a coin connnensurate with the value o'lthe information obtained.

lt is also an object toprovide ineens 'l'or changing` the advertising inatter and the information conveyed by the operation ot the vending device.

llt is a further object to provide means for locking the device in positive closed position until the loclr is operated by a coiinthe return to the locking position beingacconr plished by the release otl the received coin.

ln the drawings accoinpanyinil this speci lication Figure l is a 'l'ront elevation ol? a traine with a battery o'l' coin controlled devices enibodying this invention, one or the doors being shown in open position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged central longitudinal section on the line 22 of Fig. l including the open device. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through one device on line 3-3' of liig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. e is a section on the line d-llof Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the weighted catch.

More spccilically in the drawings, 6 desip; natos a cabinet shown as built oi. wood, provided with a drawer 7 which is supplied with a suitable lock and a plurality ot advertising devices 8 mounted on the door .traine 9, this door traine :torining a closure to the recess l which communicates with the drawer' 'i'.

is be't'ore stated, a plurality of advertising devices are mounted on the door 9, these devices being preferably inclined as clearly shown in Fig. 2, so that a greater nuinber may be included in the door way by the overlapping of the guideways necessary for the sliding sash shown. Hinged doors inay be substituted, however, vfor this sliding` sash pivoted at 'their sides or top without ceL parting troni the salient features olf the in vention. 'lfhis sliding sash 'll .is provided with a sight opening' l2 and the coin slot :.iperture i3. and is adapted to slide in the inclined guideways l/l in a vertical door li'rauie so that the return is accomplished by its own wei ight alter having' been lifted from the norrnalv and secured position. 'llo lilt the sash a suitable knob l is provided, and a card retainer l@ is placed to the rear ot thel glass covered sight openingI 1Q in which cards nlay be inserted troin the upper open side oit the holder.

Secured to the rear oi the slidiiig sash ll is the coin receiver 1? preiteralily torined oi? inetal, provid-cd with the tlm ges 1S by which the latter arc secured to the sash opening, thc receiver registoring` with the slot opening` 13 in the sash, and pie. erably inclined downward so that the coin inserted will readily slide to the limiting stops, operating` when in this position the releasingl inea-ns to the catch.

rthe coin stop is preferably lorinod of a piece oit wire oli suitable stillness il". rined in the general shape as shown, with the body portion 19 pivoted in the bracket Q0 secured to the casting li' provided with arins 2l which are bent downward to forni the fingers 22 thereon projecting; into the coin slot and thc path of the coin through suitable aperture cut in the upper wall or 'the coin receiver 17, the lower wall serving as a stop to the lingers 2Q.

in the body portion and oppositely disposed froni the arnis is the linger 23 formed at an angular relation to the inain portion oft the stop so that the depression of this portion li'lfts the arnis 2l. with their lingers 22. Placed to the rear ot this slide in the path of the guideways l-/l is the 'traine which is provided with the beading 2G which i'orins a limiting` support for the sash in its normal position. This iti-aine is paral lel with the guideways and is also provided with a card holder E27 which is open at its upper edge to receive suitable cards. Mounted on the rear ot the traine which is provided with the stud 28, is the pivoted latch nieinber Q0 pivoted on the stud 28 by ineens of the screw 30. rlhis latch ineinber is preferably operated by ineans oli the weighted arin 3l which extends sufficiently downward and inward troni the pivot as to throw the engaging hook 32 oit the catch in positive engagement with the strike 33 formed on the coin receiver 17. The coin receiver is provided With a recess on the edge adjacent the catch and the strike which extends a sutlicient distance into the structure to expose the edge of a proper coin, the edge of which bears on the inclined face 35 formed on the catch member 39, the Weight of the coin being suthcient to overcome the Weight of the lever 31 and throw the catch 32 ont of engagement With the strike.

A stop 3st, at the upper portion of the frame 26 is placed in line With the path of the finger 23, and in such a relation that it engages therewith when the sash is lifted, a suitable opening being formed in the frame 25 so that the coin receiver and its attachments have a clear path, and cards may be introduced into the card holder 1G when the sash is raised.

rIhe operation of this device and its peculiar adaptability to this class of advertising Will noiv be described, the invention being especially designed as a mechanical employment agency, the data regarding the desired employment of a certain artisan bcing printed on a card and inserted in the holder 16, the data giving the address or location Where this particular artisan may obtain Work being placed on a card Which is inserted in the card holder 27. When it is desired to disclose this latter information, a suitable coin, previously designated, is dropped into the coin receptacle through the slot 13 and the coin takes up against the fingers 23, at the same time releasing by its own Weight the catch 32, and the sash may be lifted to disclose the information desired, exposed on the card in the card holder 27. As the sash is lifted before it reaches its upper limit, the finger 23 engages With the stop 341, lifting the fingers 22, permitting the coin to drop into the drawer 7, and the releasing of the handle by the operator permits the sash to drop after a copy is made, or the information read. The sash drops by its oivn Weight, and is engaged and locked by the latch 32 until such time as it is again released by the introduction of the proper com.

That I claim is:

1. A coin controlled closure, comprising a slidable support having a coin slot therein, a frame adapted to receive said support, a coin receiver mounted on said support and registering With said slot, a coin operated catch on said frame, and a coin stop on said coin receiver adapted to be released by the movement of said support.

2. A coin controlled closure, comprising a slidable support having a coin slot therein, a frame adapted to receive said support, a coin receiver mounted on said support, a coin operated catch on said frame, and a pivoted coin stop on said coin receiver adapted to be released When the support is moved in said frame to drop said coin.

3. A coin controlled closure, comprising a slidable support having a coin slot therein, a frame adapted to receive said support, a coin receiver mounted on said support, a pivoted coin operated catch on said frame, and a coin stop on said receiver adapted to be released when the support is moved in said frame to drop said coin.

4r. A. coin controlled closure, comprising a slidable support, a grooved frame adapted to receive said support, an inclined coin receiver mounted on said support, a coin Operated catch pivoted on said frame, a weight secured to said catch to return the same to the locking position, a pivoted coin stop mounted on said coin receiver, and means to release said coin catch when the latter is engaged ivith the upper portion of the grooved frame.

In Witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 21st day of October, 1912.

BOEN J. DRIVER.

I'Vitnesses IV. P. KEENE, EARLE R. POLLARD.

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Washington, D. C. 

